Her Mate Is A Deadman

Chapter 17: Malia

Chapter 17: Malia

When we were all back, the whole back gathered in the pack house, where we had Mason tied on a chair, struggling to get out, grunting every so often and Paola sat calmly next to him, hands in her lap like she was some sophisticated rich person, which was total bull.

"Now," I say, walking up to the two. Mason's chest heaved his breaths, glaring up at me like I'm the only person he didn't want to see right now and Paola looked at me calmly. "I want you to fix Mason," I says, ticking one finger up. "Then..." I gulps, knowing the consequences of her next words. "I want you to fix the severed connection between Dimitri and I."

"Mason, I can fix," Paola says with a nod. "Your broken connection? That's risky. You do know the risks, right?" I nod.

Of course I knew. It wouldn't work if we didn't truly love each other, and one of us or both of us, could die. But it was a risk I was willing to take.

"Alright," Paola says, standing up, walking in front of Mason. "Mason," she says with a soft tone. "This is gonna hurt, but I need you to bear with me." Mason grunts again, as if trying to get out of the rope. Paola lifts her hands and hovers them over the sides of Mason's head. She started muttering an incantation, with her eyes partly closed. After a minute, a light started coming out of Paola's hands, then Mason let out a piercing scream, yelling out profanities. I grabbed Aiden and covered his ears. It took several moments before Paola stopped and gasped slightly, as if it took out all her energy, but she informed me that she could still do the spell that would help Dimitri and I. Ryder, Kaiden, Dimitri, Aiden and I walked up to Mason, who's head was dangling down. After a pause, he gasped in breath and his eyes were wide, looking around before meeting my eyes.

"Malia..?" Mason muttered, and I smiled, almost overwhelmed with happiness. I untied the rope and he stood, before I engulfed him into a tight hug. "What happened?" Mason asked, wrapping his arms around me and I shook my head.

"I'll get you up to speed in a bit," I smiled up at him and he nods. Aiden tugs at my shirt and I smile, picking him up and pointing at Mason. "Aiden, this is your Uncle Mason." I looked at Mason. "This is your nephew," I said.

Mason smiled at Aiden. "Hi there."

Aiden squinted at Mason, as if trying to figure something out. A moment passed by before he smiled brightly. "Uncle Mason is here!" Aiden lifted his arms and Mason took a hold of him, taking him out of my arms and hugging him.

"That's right, buddy!"

I hear Paola clear her throat. "Alright, everyone, except Dimitri and Malia, out now. I have a ritual to perform."

When everyone was out, Dimitri came to my side and wrapped his arms around my waist, kissing my forehead. Paola was silent as she watched us, I know she was watching us, I could feel her eyes as I shut mine, feeling content.

"This is good. This is very good," Paola said. "If you two love each other as much as you're showing me right now, then I see this ritual going as smoothly and effectively as possible."

"It's hard not to love her," Dimitri comments. I smile brightly at him.

"We've been through a tough time together, and I still love him with all my heart. Nothing can tear us apart now, after everything that's happened," I said, nodding.

Paola smiled. "Take each other's hands and face each other, while I work my magic."

Dimitri and I part and face each other, before intertwining our hands together.

"Never take your eyes off each other. This will be painful. Try to fight through the pain and keep your eyes on each other now."

We nod and before we could have a second thought, she starts the spell and the pain? Unbearable.

I fought it though. I bit my tongue, I stiffened my posture, and I kept my eyes on him the whole time. He was having a tough time too, but he never wavered away from my eyes. We clutched each other's hands, showing our shared pain.

Before we knew it, the spell was over.

.. And I had blacked out.

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